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Moonlight Serenade: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Glenn Miller
- F major
- 2/2
- 90 BPM
- 1939
- Medium
Moonlight Serenade written out as piano music: the vi7 – I – IV7 – bVI7 – ii – V – V7 loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Moonlight Serenade chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dm7 | vi7 | D F A C |
| 1 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Bb7 | IV7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 2 | Db7 | bVI7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 3 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 4 | C | V | C E G |
| 4 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Dm7 – F – Bb7 – Db7 – Gm – C – C7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Moonlight Serenade
Does the sheet music for Moonlight Serenade have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Moonlight Serenade?
The loop is Dm7 – F – Bb7 – Db7 – Gm – C – C7 (vi7 – I – IV7 – bVI7 – ii – V – V7) in F major, and the song ends on G7 – C7 – F.
What key is Moonlight Serenade in?
F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Moonlight Serenade?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Moonlight Serenade easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Moonlight Serenade?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.